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Hue Go Portable Lamp review: Bright but expensive
By Tammy Rogers published
The Hue Portable Lamp is a lovely smart light that hooks up with HomeKit, and features a cool lampshade style.
Best HomeKit light strips for the Home app in 2024
By Christopher Close last updated
HomeKit light strips are flexible, easy to install, and perfect for creating the right atmosphere. Tell Siri to turn on some mood lighting with the best HomeKit light strips on the market.
Philips Hue's smallest HomeKit bulb gets more colorful alongside big app upgrades
By Oliver Haslam published
Philips Hue has announced its smallest-ever bulb now supports millions of colors while its app gets some big upgrades.
Apple might be about to make a huge change to Siri
By Tammy Rogers published
Mark Gurman reports that it looks like you might not have to say 'Hey Siri' when activating the assistant.
Best HomeKit dimmer switches in 2024
By Christopher Close last updated
Replacing that old dimmer with a smart HomeKit enabled switch opens the doors to the power of automation and Siri. Give your lighting an upgrade with the best HomeKit dimmers around.
My dog hated this HomeKit smart pet feeder, but this is why yours will love it
By John-Anthony Disotto published
The Aqara Pet Feeder C1 does exactly what it is supposed to, but my French Bulldog hated it.
Where Nanoleaf stands with Apple HomeKit in 2023 — and where it’s going
By Brady Snyder published
Interview When HomeKit debuted in 2014, Nanoleaf wasn’t far behind, and they’re now charging ahead with Matter. Here’s what that means for Apple Home.
Matter update 1.1 does... not very much
By Tammy Rogers published
Matter 1.1 update launches with bug fixes, and not much else.
Eve's new water-resistant smart light adds Matter support to the range
By Tammy Rogers published
Eve's latest product announcement brings new lights, controllers and Matter support.
What is Matter? Everything you need to know about the Apple-backed smart home standard
By Stephen Warwick last updated
Matter is a brand new smart home connectivity standard that will bring interoperability to your smart home like never before, uniting HomeKit with ecosystems like Amazon and Google.
Wiz announces Home monitoring – But leaves Apple Homekit users in the dark
By Tammy Rogers published
The new WiZ Home Monitoring system will protect you and your home with your lights – unless you use HomeKit.
Five features we need to see from HomeKit at WWDC 2023
By Tammy Rogers published
HomeKit has gone from strength to strength, but there are still some extra features that would be incredible to have come WWDC this year.
Amazon's smart home ecosystem just got a giant upgrade iPhone users will love
By Tammy Rogers published
You can now set up Echo devices in a Matter smart home on your iPhone, making for a more seamless experience.
A bunch of affordable smart bulbs now work with Apple Home thanks to new Matter support
By Gerald Lynch published
Let there be (smart!) light, as Matter support for WiZ lighting opens the smart home kit up to Apple Home users.
What works with Matter? The best devices that work with Matter (so far)
By Becca Caddy last updated
These are the top Matter-compatible smart home devices from Apple, Amazon, Google, and more that you can buy now – and what’s coming soon.
I got a doorbell for HomeKit, and now I can't live without it
By Tammy Rogers published
I used to have a normal doorbell, and it was fine. Now, however, I have a smart one, and things can never go back to the way they were before.
This HomeKit Air purifier has $50 off – but only for the next three days
By Tammy Rogers published
The Smartmi Air Purifier helps you breathe easier around your home, and at the moment, you can get $50 off at Amazon.
Apple's iOS 16.4 update might have broken HomeKit
By Stephen Warwick published
Apple released iOS 16.4 last week, and lots of users are now complaining of HomeKit difficulties.
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